10 years ago
A Kansas Senate bill would allow cities and nonprofit organizations to gain temporary ownership of abandoned houses to rehabilitate them. The measure would change the definition of abandoned property to include blighted real estate that has been unoccupied for a year. Critics worry the measure would unfairly target disadvantaged people who can't afford to maintain their homes. Under ...

10 years ago
They stand bigger than life on many small town water towers or grace the Welcome Sign near the edge of town - sports mascots are part of the history of many Kansas communities. "There's over 60 high schools in the state of Kansas that have a unique mascot, and I deem unique being the only one ...

10 years ago
A counterfeit bill and a stolen trailer highlight Tuesday's Salina Crime Log. Counterfeit money continues to surface in Salina. Police say that a counterfeit $5 bill was discovered in a deposit at The Bennington State Bank at 200 S. 9th Street. The bill was discovered Monday afternoon between 2:30 and 3:00. Multiple deposits were made during ...

10 years ago
A stabbing early Monday morning led to the arrest of two women, including both the victim and the accused stabber. Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck says that at around 6:30 Monday morning 18-year-old Jenifer Sharp was stabbed during an altercation over property. Police arrested 25-year-old Jamie Wood in connection with the stabbing. Sharp was transported to Salina Regional ...

10 years ago
Kansas officials will learn soon whether the state's tax collections in February fell short of expectations. The report due Tuesday from the Department of Revenue could complicate the state's budget picture. It comes only two weeks after the Republican-dominated Legislature passed a bill that closes a projected deficit of nearly $200 million for the fiscal year ...

10 years ago
The denial of screening services  by Transportation Security Administration at the Salina Regional Airport may delay the start of flights to Denver. According to the Salina Airport Authority, TSA headquarters has indicated that they will reconsider their decision to deny Salina's request to federalize the Salina Regional Airport, if public funds can be used to reimburse ...

10 years ago
Kansas Caucuses for both Republican and Democratic parties will be held Saturday across the state. In Salina registered Democrats can participate at Salina South High School from 1pm to 3pm while Republicans will gather at Salina Central High School from 10am to 2pm with 40 delegates up for grabs. "The winner will get the most delegates," said ...

10 years ago
Police recover a stolen vehicle, after someone drove off in a pizza delivery car. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News, that Noe Ovalle was of Salina on the job delivering orders for Pizza Hut on Sunday night at 8:50pm when he left his car running outside the Airliner Motel, 781 N. Broadway. Someone jumped into the ...

10 years ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office are investigating a couple of unrelated burglaries. Captain Roger Soldan reports that a wood burning stove was taken from a Morton building on a property in the 5100 block of N. Hohneck Road, northwest of Salina. The owner told officers someone entered the building and took the King ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle theft from a business. Deputies reviewed video from the lot at Mid Kansas Underground, 1345 W. Old 40 Highway and say a white male with a ponytail walked onto the lot at about 1:45am on February 23rd, and stole a 2001 Chevy 1500 pickup valued at $5,000. A ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a couple of suspects in an armed robbery. Details were still coming together Monday morning in the investigation of a robbery that allegedly took place Sunday morning at about 5:30am in a room at the Starlight Motel, at 211 E. Pacific. Police are looking for a black male and Hispanic female after ...